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BREAKING: Ivory Coast's Yaya Toure wins African Player of the Year award Ivory Coast Yaya Toure beats compatriot Didier Drogba and Alex Song from Cameroon to the Africa player of the year 2012
Ivory Coast and Manchester City midfielder Yaya Toure was named African Footballer of the Year for a second successive time on Thursday, edging out compatriot Didier Drogba. The award came after a season of influential play both for his country, who reached the African Nations Cup final, and for his club who won the English Premier League in dramatic fashion in May. Third place went to to Alexandre Song, who moved from Arsenal to Barcelona in June. The award was made at the annual Confederation of African Football gala in Accra, Ghana. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at@AO Sportsand on Facebook atAhramOnlineSports)